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Mahabharata [sanskrit]
699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944
The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).
Verse 12.179.15
बीजमात्रं पुरा सृष्टं यदेतत्परिवर्तते ।
मृता मृताः प्रणश्यन्ति बीजाद्बीजं प्रवर्तते ॥ १५ ॥
bījamātraṃ purā sṛṣṭaṃ yadetatparivartate |
mṛtā mṛtāḥ praṇaśyanti bījādbījaṃ pravartate || 15 ||
Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.
...and from Krishna-Dvaipayana. Asita-Devala, O son, Valmiki of austere penances, and Markandeya, speak of Govinda as the Most Wonderful and the Supreme. Kesava, O chief of Bharata’s race, is the divine and puissant...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.179.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bijamatra, Pura, Pur, Srishta, Yad, Tat, Tad, Parivarta, Yushmad, Mrita, Prana, Shyat, Shyanti, Bija, Pravarta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.179.15). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “bījamātraṃ purā sṛṣṭaṃ yadetatparivartate ”
- bījamātram -
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bījamātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- purā -
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purā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pur (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]purā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sṛṣṭam -
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sṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sṛṣṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]√sṛj -> sṛṣṭa (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sṛj class 6 verb], [accusative single from √sṛj class 6 verb]
- yade -
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yad (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- parivarta -
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parivarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “mṛtā mṛtāḥ praṇaśyanti bījādbījaṃ pravartate ”
- mṛtā* -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- mṛtāḥ -
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mṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√mṛ -> mṛta (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]√mṛ -> mṛtā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √mṛ class 6 verb]
- praṇa -
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praṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śyanti -
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√śā -> śyat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √śā class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √śā class 4 verb]√śā -> śyantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √śā class 4 verb]√śā (verb class 4)[present active third plural]
- bījād -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bījam -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bījā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pravarta -
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pravarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.179.15
The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)
4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: 812150094X or 9788121500944;
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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)
ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.179.15 in Kannada sript:
ಬೀಜಮಾತ್ರಂ ಪುರಾ ಸೃಷ್ಟಂ ಯದೇತತ್ಪರಿವರ್ತತೇ ।
ಮೃತಾ ಮೃತಾಃ ಪ್ರಣಶ್ಯನ್ತಿ ಬೀಜಾದ್ಬೀಜಂ ಪ್ರವರ್ತತೇ ॥ ೧೫ ॥
The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)
6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]
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Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)
7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.
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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)
3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.179.15 in Bengali sript:
বীজমাত্রং পুরা সৃষ্টং যদেতত্পরিবর্ততে ।
মৃতা মৃতাঃ প্রণশ্যন্তি বীজাদ্বীজং প্রবর্ততে ॥ ১৫ ॥
Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)
14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.179.15 in Gujarati sript:
બીજમાત્રં પુરા સૃષ્ટં યદેતત્પરિવર્તતે ।
મૃતા મૃતાઃ પ્રણશ્યન્તિ બીજાદ્બીજં પ્રવર્તતે ॥ ૧૫ ॥
Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)
1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.179.15 in Malayalam sript:
ബീജമാത്രം പുരാ സൃഷ്ടം യദേതത്പരിവര്തതേ ।
മൃതാ മൃതാഃ പ്രണശ്യന്തി ബീജാദ്ബീജം പ്രവര്തതേ ॥ ൧൫ ॥
Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)
7248pages
Buy now!Preview of verse 12.179.15 in Telugu sript:
బీజమాత్రం పురా సృష్టం యదేతత్పరివర్తతే ।
మృతా మృతాః ప్రణశ్యన్తి బీజాద్బీజం ప్రవర్తతే ॥ ౧౫ ॥